Answer:
The answer is below
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a straight line is given as:
y = mx + b; where m is the slope of the line and b is the y intercept (that is value of y at x = 0).
a) From the graph, we can see that the straight line touches the y axis at $100 in which the temperature is 0 degrees. Therefore the y intercept is:
(0, 100)
b) The slope of the line can be gotten by taking two points that the line passes through. Using the points (0, 100) and (12, 500):
So if you want to fit the y-intercepts or "b", on the y-axis you should go by 25's [0, 25, 50, 75, 100...]
If the x-axis <u>does not have to</u> follow the same pattern (25's), you should go by 5's [0, 5, 10, 15, 20...]
y = 7x + 50
y = 2x + 175
First I would plot the y-intercepts for each equation, then plot a few points with x = 5, 10, 15 Then draw a straight line.
The point where the two lines meet/cross paths is your solution. It should be (25, 225) The x-axis is the number of miles, and the y-axis is the total cost. So Truck driver A and B would arrive/be at the same place/meet in 25 miles at the same cost of $225
